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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Twirler Moths (Gelechiidae) » Gelechiinae » Litini » Coleotechnites » Orange Larch Tubemaker Moth - Hodges#1816 (Coleotechnites laricis)

Species Coleotechnites laricis - Orange Larch Tubemaker Moth - Hodges#1816

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Orange Larch Tubemaker Moth - Coleotechnites laricis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Subfamily Gelechiinae
Tribe Litini
Genus Coleotechnites
Species laricis (Orange Larch Tubemaker Moth - Hodges#1816)
Hodges Number
1816
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coleotechnites laricis (Freeman, 1965)
Pulicalvaria laricis Freeman, 1965
Identification
Description and photo of larva in PDF. (1)
Range
Northeastern United States and southeastern Canada to Ontario. (2), (3), (4), (5)
Season
Adults are most common from May to July. (3)
Food
Larix sp. (larch [tamarack]). (1), (1)
Life Cycle
One generation per year. The larvae are leaf miners. (1)
See Also
Coleotechnites lewisi
Coleotechnites piceaella
Print References
Pohl, G.R., Bird, C.D., Landry, J-F, & G. Anweiler. 2005. New records of microlepidoptera in Alberta, Canada. Journal of The Lepidopterists' Society, 59: 69. (5)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)
Forestryimages.org
Revised Checklist of Gelechiidae in America north of Mexico (7)
Works Cited
1.Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States (Revised).
Chris T. Maier, Carol R. Lemmon, Jeff. M. Fengler, Dale F. Schweitzer. Richard, C. Reardon. 2011. USDA FHTET-2011-07: 1-153.
2.Forest insect and disease surveys in the eastern region of Ontario
C. A. Barnes. 1976. Canadian Forest Service 1-19.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.Assessment of species diversity in the Atlantic Maritime Ecozone
McAlpine D.F., Smith I.M. (eds.). 2010. Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press). 785 pp.
5.New records of Microlepidoptera in Alberta Canada
Gregory R. Pohl, Charles D. Bird, Jean-Francois Landry, Gary G. Anweiler. 2005. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 59(2): 61-82.
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
7.Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico
Lee S., Hodges R.W., Brown R.L. 2009. Zootaxa 2231: 1–39.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 23 June, 2013 - 7:27am
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 4:49pm

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